ABC’s hit television series, How to Get Away With Murder, has returned for its fourth season. Unsurprisingly, five episodes in, the biggest mystery surrounds a possible death in the show’s flash-forwards. Below are some candidates for who could be the unlucky character this season. Simon Drake This is probably the oddest choice out of all…
The Global Citizen Festival is an annual music festival dedicated to raising funds and awareness for complex world issues. The social activism event attempts to connect individuals on social media platforms with world leaders seeking to enact change. On September 23, 2017, the festival was held at New York City’s Central Park, drawing in a…
What do an American Founding Father, an English writer/actor, and a Russian novelist have in common? According to Scott Carter’s The Gospel According to Thomas Jefferson, Charles Dickens, and Count Leo Tolstoy: Discord, very little and “all too much” at the same time. The play, running at Cherry Lane Theatre until October 22, 2017, explores…
Season 12 of America’s Got Talent (AGT) has concluded, and thanks to the results, the golden buzzer appears to finally be building some momentum. For three consecutive years, AGT winners (the last two were kids, at that) have been recipients of golden buzzers. In Season 10, Paul Zerdin received guest judge Marion Wayans’ golden buzzer during judge…
The first day of Spring 2017 also marked the day that avocado spread arrived at Starbucks. Stepping up its already diverse menu, Starbucks is introducing the following food items and beverages: Organic Avocado Spread Ice cream (only in Seattle) Lemon Chiffon Yogurt Parrot cake pop Cascara Latte New flavors of Teavana Iced Tea New Packaged snacks While Starbucks does not…
I did not think that I would like “The Color Purple,” on Broadway. When my Arts of New York City professor announced that we were going to see this show when reviewing our syllabus back in August, I was disappointed. Why couldn’t we see “Aladdin”, or “Kinky Boots,” or “Hamilton?” When I think ‘Broadway,’ I…
“BUT WE’RE NOT EVEN JEWISH!!!” A little girl shrieks at her mother at the edge of the entrance to the Isaac Mizrahi: An Unruly History exhibit. Clearly exasperated, and even more embarrassed, the woman whispers something sharply in her daughter’s ear before yanking her small, squirming frame into the display room. Later, my ever-keen grandmother told…
On a day with a most steely sky, I made my way to The Morgan for its (relatively) new exhibit, Charlotte Brontë: An Independent Will. Housed in a room on the museum’s second floor, the exhibit features paraphernalia of a life lived just 200 years ago. Tiny books filled with impossibly small handwriting, lap desks,…
The longest-running Broadway show The Phantom of the Opera is not only a New York musical masterpiece, but a global phenomenon. The Tony Award winning production, which continues to reign at the Majestic Theatre of Times Square, has been performed well over 10,000 times and the afternoon show I attended emulated just that: a perfect…
ABC’s hit series, “Quantico,” concluded its first season Sunday night. “Quantico” revolves around top-of-her-class Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) trainee Alex Parrish, played by renowned Bollywood actress and model Priyanka Chopra. The show begins with Alex being framed for committing the biggest terrorist act since 9/11: the bombing of Grand Central. As the show progresses,…
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